25 Golf Outfits for Women Over 60

The women I most like watching on a course are all past sixty. They play faster than everyone else, they never look rushed, and their clothes have clearly been chosen once and then trusted. That is the standard this list is aiming at.

Three practical things decide everything here. A sleeve that lets the shoulder turn, because that is the joint that complains first. A waistband wide and flat enough that it does not dig after two hours of walking. And fabric with a bit of weight to it, since thin clingy jersey shows every seam and moves in the wind. Longer sleeves are covered in the modest edit, and the over 50 list runs on the same principles a decade earlier.

Nothing on this list is about hiding anything. It is about clothes that do their job so you can stop noticing them, and our guide to the best golf apparel covers which pieces are worth the money.

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#1: Navy Polo with Cream Trousers

A navy polo above cream trousers. The pairing I would give anyone as a starting point: it flatters, it passes every dress code without a glance, and it does not date from one season to the next.
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#2: Long Sleeve Sun Shirt with a Navy Skort

A long sleeve sun shirt over a navy skort. Skin gets less forgiving of sun over time, and a sleeve solves the forearms permanently rather than every ninety minutes with a bottle.
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#3: Soft Pink Polo with Grey Trousers

A soft pink polo with grey trousers. Pink next to grey is gentler than pink next to white, and grey is more forgiving of a dusty course than any pale neutral.
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#4: Quarter Zip with Straight Leg Trousers

A quarter zip over straight leg trousers. The zip means never stopping to change layers: open the throat as you warm, close it on an exposed tee, and it counts as a collar everywhere.
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#5: White Polo with a Pleated Skort

A white polo with a pleated skort. Pleats move with the swing where a straight skirt fights it, and this is as classic as the game gets. Nothing here needs justifying to anyone.
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#6: Teal Top with Beige Trousers

A teal top with beige trousers. Deep colours read better against green than pale ones from a distance, and teal is the one almost nobody else on the tee will be wearing.
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#7: Cream Cardigan over a Navy Dress

A light cardigan over a navy golf dress. On for the first three holes, off by the fourth, back on for lunch. That cycle is exactly what a cardigan is for and a jacket never manages.
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#8: Grey Marl Polo with Navy Capris

A heathered grey polo with navy capris. Heathered fabric hides warmth far better than a flat solid, which matters more on a hot afternoon than any technical claim on the label.
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#9: Burgundy Polo with Camel Trousers

A burgundy polo with camel trousers. This is autumn on a golf course in two colours, and it is the outfit I reach for when the grass has gone gold and the light is low.
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#10: Striped Top with White Trousers

A striped top over white trousers. Look for a wide, calm stripe rather than a busy one, because fine stripes shimmer strangely in bright light and in photographs.
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#11: Sun Hoodie with a Long Skort

A lightweight sun hoodie over a longer skort. Hood up on the exposed holes, down in the trees, fabric thinner than a t shirt. The most useful single garment in modern golf wear.
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#12: Navy Vest over a Long Sleeve Base

A navy vest over a thin long sleeve. The vest warms the core and leaves the shoulders completely free, which is the entire argument for owning one instead of a jacket.
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#13: Lilac Polo with Grey Trousers

A lilac polo with grey trousers. Lilac is the pastel that has aged best in golf wear, and grey underneath keeps it from turning sweet. Lovely in early morning light.
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#14: All Navy with a White Belt

Navy top, navy trousers, one white belt. Tonal dressing at its simplest: a single colour from shoulder to shoe, with the belt providing the only break.
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#15: Chambray Shirt with Khaki Shorts

A chambray shirt with khaki shorts. Relaxed rather than sporty, which suits a social nine holes and two hours sitting outside afterwards better than anything technical.
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#16: Coral Polo with Navy Skort

A coral polo with a navy skort. Coral flatters almost everyone and navy grounds it, which is why this combination turns up on more courses than any other bright pairing.
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#17: Plaid Skort with a Plain Top

A plaid skort under a completely plain top. Golf's oldest pattern, and it only works when nothing else is competing. Pick one colour out of the plaid for the top.
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#18: Black Trousers with a Patterned Blouse

Black trousers under a patterned blouse. Black below is the most forgiving base there is, and it lets you wear a pattern up top that would be too much in a full outfit.
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#19: Olive Sun Shirt with White Capris

An olive sun shirt with white capris. Olive is the neutral that reads as outdoors rather than office, and it hides a grass mark better than anything else on this list.
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#20: Light Layers for a Windy Round

A thin base, a mid layer and a packable shell. Three light layers rather than one heavy one, because you will carry two of them in one hand from the fourth hole onwards.
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#21: Sage Polo with Cream Trousers

A sage polo with cream trousers. Sage sits beautifully against a course in late summer when the grass has gone gold, and cream keeps the whole thing soft rather than flat.
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#22: Navy Polo Dress with Leggings

A navy polo dress over full length leggings. Solves a cool morning and a longer hemline in one outfit, and it is the easiest thing here to get right at the first attempt.
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#23: White Sun Shirt with Beige Shorts

A white sun shirt with beige shorts. Everything here is chosen for heat: pale colours, thin woven fabric, sleeves for the sun. The combination most people assume they cannot have at once.
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#24: Mustard Top with Navy Trousers

A mustard top with navy trousers. Mustard is the colour nobody expects on a course and it works, especially in autumn light. Navy is what stops it becoming a costume.
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#25: Classic Cream and Camel

A cream top with camel trousers. The quietest outfit on the list and probably the most elegant. No pattern, no logo, nothing shouting, and it works at any club in the world.